Toh 265The Minor Chapters on the Rituals of Homage and the Clearing away of Remorse in the Noble Sūtra of the Great Realization
Pāli / Sanskrit:The Minor Chapters on the Rituals of Homage and the Clearing away of Remorse in the Noble Sūtra of the Great Realization
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Exposition of the Sūtra of the Minor Chapters on Homage and the Clearing Away of Remorse
Background
The Sūtra of the Minor Chapters on Homage and the Clearing Away of Remorse belongs to the Northern canon (Kangyur), representing the Mahāyāna tradition that developed strongly in Tibet. This is part of the Sūtra of the Great Accomplishment (Maha-Samaya-pariprccha), focusing on basic yet extremely important practices within the Mahāyāna path.
In the context of the Northern canon, the combination of homage ritual (puja) and the clearing away of remorse (kshama) is not only an act of reverence, but also a profound method for transforming consciousness. This sūtra was composed in “minor chapters” so that Buddhist devotees could easily study, focus upon, and practice it in daily life.
Main Content
The core of this sūtra teaches two closely connected practices: homage and the clearing away of remorse. Homage (namaskara) is not mechanical repetition, but an act arising from the heart, expressing reverence toward the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha (the Three Jewels) and toward the entirety of bodhi wisdom. Through a heart of awe and reverence, the practitioner places himself or herself under the guidance of the Buddha Dharma, gradually removing pride and self-clinging.
The clearing away of remorse (alochana), or the open acknowledgment of faults, is the next essential step. It is not merely remorse in a dimension of agitated emotion, but a clear, complete, and honest seeing of one’s unwholesome actions, words, and thoughts. The sūtra teaches that when we look directly at remorse without concealment, without bending the truth, consciousness will be purified, and the encrustations of negative karma will gradually dissolve.
Both of these practices serve one common purpose: to create the conditions for the mind to become pure, opening the door so that compassion may burn forth ever more powerfully.
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